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342 0 R 342 0 R 342 0 R 343 0 R 344 0 R 344 0 R 344 0 R 344 0 R 344 0 R 345 0 R << /ProcSet [/PDF /Text /ImageB /ImageC /ImageI] 257 0 R 257 0 R 257 0 R 257 0 R 257 0 R 257 0 R 257 0 R 257 0 R 257 0 R 258 0 R /Parent 2 0 R 33 0 obj 415 0 R 415 0 R 415 0 R 415 0 R 415 0 R 415 0 R 415 0 R 415 0 R 415 0 R 415 0 R /GS7 53 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 595.32 841.92] Content may require purchase if you do not have access. /Resources << >> /Type /Page 405 0 R 405 0 R 405 0 R 405 0 R 405 0 R 406 0 R 407 0 R 407 0 R 407 0 R 407 0 R The Act has been lauded as an immense upheaval of consumer law due to the integration of eight existing pieces of legislation into one. 47. /GS8 54 0 R Council Directive 93/13/EEC of 5 April 1993 on unfair terms in consumer contracts; OJ L 095 (21 April 1993) pp 2934. /F5 51 0 R /Resources << Notably Art 34 TFEU. >> The standards which apply to digital content, which are clearly inspired by the goods standards, are that it must be of satisfactory quality, fit for purpose and as described. 22 [333 0 R 334 0 R 335 0 R 336 0 R 337 0 R 338 0 R 339 0 R 340 0 R 341 0 R 342 0 R /Resources << >> endobj 357 0 R 357 0 R 357 0 R 357 0 R 358 0 R 358 0 R 358 0 R 358 0 R 358 0 R 358 0 R /F1 47 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 595.32 841.92] /Contents 62 0 R xVOP>I,n&-iR(m&K/s[ZJHLs8?gKY6yrme|jF|6OMj5eG^5}2e)>bPHAuOcA;t@hh@2 /MediaBox [0 0 595.32 841.92] /CS /DeviceRGB As we approach the two-year anniversary of the Consumer Rights Act 2015 (the 'CRA') coming into the force in the UK, now is a suitable opportunity to refresh your knowledge and reflect on the CRA's impact on UK consumer law. /CS /DeviceRGB Willett, C Fairness and consumer decision making under the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive (2010) 33 J Consumer Pol'y 247 at 271.CrossRefGoogle Scholar, 136. /StructParents 27 /ExtGState << Consumer Rights Act 2015 is up to . >> /F5 51 0 R Cf M Amos Transplanting human rights norms: the case of the United Kingdom's Human Rights Act (2013) 35 Hum Rts Q 386. 109. /F1 47 0 R >> << /MediaBox [0 0 595.32 841.92] Teubner, G Legal irritants: good faith in British law and how unifying law ends up in new divergences (1998) 61 Mod L Rev 11.Google Scholar, 65. /CS /DeviceRGB Directive 2011/83/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on consumer rights, amending Council Directive 93/13/EEC and Directive 1999/44/EC and repealing Council Directive 85/577/EEC and Directive 97/7/EC; OJ L 304/64 (22 November 2011). >> /F6 52 0 R /Resources << endobj /Parent 2 0 R /ExtGState << /F4 50 0 R /Group << What is the Consumer Rights Act, and how does it affect my vehicle purchase? /Group << /Type /Page /CS /DeviceRGB If they can't set things right, you can claim a price reduction. If it all goes wrong when you've bought a car, you need good dialogue with your . /F5 51 0 R 40. >> /MediaBox [0 0 595.32 841.92] 223 0 R 223 0 R 223 0 R 223 0 R 223 0 R 223 0 R 223 0 R 223 0 R 223 0 R 223 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 595.32 841.92] 3. This date applies to the main provisions of the Act, although some provisions were introduced at an earlier date. /F10 70 0 R endobj /Font << /Font << /Type /Page 10. /ProcSet [/PDF /Text /ImageB /ImageC /ImageI] Where goods are supplied by reference to a model seen or examined by a consumer before they enter into a contract (e.g. /ExtGState << /F6 52 0 R /Font << 255 0 R 255 0 R 255 0 R 255 0 R 255 0 R 255 0 R 255 0 R 255 0 R 255 0 R 255 0 R /F6 52 0 R Watterson, S Consumer Sales Directive 1999/44/EC the impact on English law (2001) 2 & 3 Eur Rev Private L 197. /Font << /Type /Page >> There are certain aspects of EU legislation or case law that are now made more explicit via inclusion in the CRA. << Article 2(2) CRD: trader means any natural person or any legal person, irrespective of whether privately or publicly owned, who is acting, including through any other person acting in his name or on his behalf, for purposes relating to his trade, business, craft or profession in relation to contracts covered by this Directive. >> The Act further introduces easier routes for consumers and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to challenge anti-competitive behaviour through the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT). /F4 50 0 R /F1 47 0 R /ProcSet [/PDF /Text /ImageB /ImageC /ImageI] /S /Transparency /F4 50 0 R /Tabs /S Straetmans, G Some thoughts on the future European consumer acquis [2009] Eur Bus L Rev 423.Google Scholar, 135. /F4 50 0 R /ProcSet [/PDF /Text /ImageB /ImageC /ImageI] /Parent 2 0 R See also /Font << /S /Transparency << >> >> Ksler, above n 87, at [42]; Office of Fair Trading v Abbey National plc [2009] UKSC 6, at [43] per Lord Walker; Director General of Fair Trading v First National Bank plc [2001] UKHL 52, at [34] per Lord Steyn and at [12] per Lord Bingham. 82. 18. endobj Google Scholar. /GS7 53 0 R 3 142 0 R 4 [143 0 R 144 0 R 145 0 R 146 0 R 147 0 R 148 0 R 148 0 R 148 0 R 148 0 R 148 0 R The standards consumers can expect in relation to goods largely reflect those contained in the Sale of Goods Act 1979 ("SGA"), including that the goods will be of satisfactory quality, be fit for purpose and match their description. 322 0 R 322 0 R] Contract Law: Text, Cases and Materials (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 6th edn, 2014) p 435 15. 201 0 R 201 0 R 201 0 R 201 0 R 201 0 R 201 0 R 201 0 R 201 0 R 201 0 R 201 0 R /K [94 0 R 95 0 R 96 0 R 97 0 R 98 0 R 99 0 R 447 0 R 100 0 R 101 0 R 102 0 R However, traders should be aware that if those standards are not met then the consumer can avail themselves of the statutory remedies relating to goods under the CRA. 3 0 obj 165 0 R 165 0 R 165 0 R 165 0 R 166 0 R 166 0 R 166 0 R 166 0 R 166 0 R 166 0 R /Resources << 257 0 R 257 0 R 257 0 R 257 0 R 257 0 R 257 0 R 257 0 R 257 0 R 257 0 R 257 0 R 16 [269 0 R 270 0 R 271 0 R 272 0 R 273 0 R 274 0 R 275 0 R 276 0 R 276 0 R 276 0 R 75. In the event that the digital content is provided in tangible form (e.g. /Resources << Part 1 of the Consumer Rights Act 2015 (CRA) updates and modernises consumer rights in contracts for goods, digitalcontent and services. Lord Mance in Abbey National [2009] UKSC 6, at [94] commented that Adequacy of the price or remuneration (the word also used in the Directive) means appropriateness or reasonableness (in amount).. /ExtGState << << English and Scottish Law Commissions Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts: Advice to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (March 2013) s 32. Tereszkiewicz, Piotr /F4 50 0 R >> Zimmermann, R and Whittaker, S (eds) Good Faith in European Contract Law (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000).Google Scholar. /Parent 2 0 R PDF Giliker, P. (2017). The Consumer Rights Act 2015 - a bastion of See eg /S /Transparency 345 0 R 345 0 R 345 0 R 345 0 R 345 0 R 345 0 R 345 0 R 345 0 R 345 0 R 345 0 R A trader is defined in the CRA as somebody acting for purposes relating to that person's trade, business, craft or profession whether personally or through another person acting on their behalf. This article will focus on the rules as they apply to contracts of sale as it is this type of transaction that will be most relevant for the majority of consumer-facing businesses. 13 [240 0 R 241 0 R 242 0 R 243 0 R 244 0 R 245 0 R 246 0 R 247 0 R 248 0 R 248 0 R 237 0 R 237 0 R 237 0 R 237 0 R 237 0 R 237 0 R 238 0 R 238 0 R 238 0 R 238 0 R /Type /Page /Contents 72 0 R /ExtGState << /Group << 437 0 R 437 0 R 437 0 R] 105. /Font << >> 117 0 R 117 0 R 117 0 R 117 0 R 117 0 R 117 0 R 117 0 R 117 0 R 117 0 R 117 0 R Van Hoecke, M and Warrington, M Legal cultures, legal paradigms and legal doctrine: towards a new model for comparative law (1998) 47 Int'l Comp L Q 495 at 533.CrossRefGoogle Scholar. /Group << The Consumer Rights Act 2015 which substantially came into force on 1 October 2015, has been touted by some as a welcome consolidation of a number of pre-existing consumer protection laws. >> See /Contents 78 0 R music on a CD) then it will be subject to the digital content standards.

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